Airport bosses say this does not signal the possible return of commercial passsenger flights, but will boost growth at the airport which has been owned by Blackpool Council since 2017. Clive Coleman, director of Regional and City Airports Ltd, which operates Blackpool Airport on behalf of the council, said: “As of April 1 we will increase the declared category of the airport so it can take larger aircraft throughout the day. These will be corporate and chartered jets. It’s providing the airport with revenue and supporting the council’s growth plan towards it becoming self sustaining.”
£1m Blackpool Airport investment will bring bigger jets